In this brief season overview, families can learn more about the upcoming season, a breakdown of season costs, fundraising and sponsorship, and more.
Thank you for choosing to be part of the Northwest Flyers! We are so excited about the third season of Northwest Flyers Spring Hockey and look forward to working with our players and families!
The season will consist of two training weekends (April & May weekends) with multiple hours of on- and off-ice instruction each weekend dryland training, goaltending instruction and teambuilding. Training weekends will be held in Spokane at Eagles Ice Arena.
The teams will attend two Spring birth-year tournaments. Last season, the 2014 team attended BC May Madness in Burnaby, BC, and the Alberta Champions Cup in Calgary, AB. This season's tournaments will be the Alberta Champions Cup, April 25-27 and the BC Spring Classic, June 6-8th.
*Payment Plans & Fundraising Opportunities will be available for program fees.*
2016 - Matt Thurston & Brody Aufderheide
2015 - Beth Young
2014 - Matt Thurston
2013 - Brody Aufderheide
2012 - Chandler Forsyth & Joe Fleckenstein
2011 - Chandler Forsyth, Joe Fleckenstein, Matt Thurston
2023 Flyers Team Staff
Players will participate in in-person dryland sessions each training weekend, and beginning in January, will have access to the brand new Spokane Jr. Chief's dryland and synthetic ice facility located at 11026 E. Empire Ave, Spokane Valley, WA 99206.
Families may secure sponsorships to offset team and/or travel costs. The player that secures the sponsorship will receive a 10% finders fee. All businesses have the opportunity to be added to the team banners and tournament door signs.
Additional information about sponsorship opportunities will be shared with families in late December.
The NW Flyers admin team is exploring options for a large fundraising event to benefit all families playing across the five birth year teams in lieu of selling raffle tickets, popcorn, or discount cards.
All player sponsorships will be credited directly to an individual player's account for their use for their season costs. Please note that these payments to individual players are not tax-deductible donations.
Questions? Please contact:
Matt Thurston, Hockey Director: matt@nw-flyers.com
Shelby FitzGerald, Program Administrator: shelby@nw-flyers.com.